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I guess people used to think Deep Throat was a criminal, but now they think he's a hero.

— W. Mark Felt

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I am not Deep Throat, and the only thing I can say is that I wouldn't be ashamed to be, because I think whoever [it was] helped the country, no question about it.

I would have done better. I would have been more effective. Deep Throat didn't exactly bring the White House crashing down, did he?

Interview in The Hartford Courant (1999)

I'm the guy they used to call "Deep Throat".

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